SF State: Associated Students Meeting & Amiri Baraka
About This Item
KPIX Eyewitness News report from San Francisco State College by Belva Davis on May 12th 1967, featuring a meeting of the Associated Student Legislature and voting on the contentious issue of a Black Studies communications project. Includes scenes of poet Amiri Baraka (formerly LeRoi Jones) speaking about the moral role of a university in the wider community. Students are also interviewed about their opinions regarding the vote. Opening graphic designed by Carrie Hawks.
This 16mm reversal film print was re-transferred in 4K (4096 x 2970) using a Lasergraphics ScanStation film scanner, in October 2022.
- Event
- 1968 SF State Student Strike
- Type of material
- archival news film
- Duration
- 3:26
- 16mm b&w magnetic sound film
- Rights for this video belong to
- CBS5 KPIX-TV
- Date aired
- 5/12/67
- Originally aired on
- KPIX Eye on the Bay News
- Identifier
- KPIX 31280
- Views
- 10867
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